Toy mill.



A. E. SODERBERG.

TOY MILL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. 1915.

1,181,620. Patented May2,1916.

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A. E. SODERBERG.

TOY MILL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 20. I9I5.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ANDREW E. SODERBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY MILL.

Application filed November 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. ANDREW E. Somme nnno, a citizen of the United States. and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook. and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Mills. of which the following is declared to be a full, clear. and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toy mills and its primary object is to provide a toy. calculated to inspire patriotism, and interest in national emblems. symbols and the like.

Another object is to provide a toy mill. operated by wind or water power or by belt power. and arranged to drive certain elements which display and otherwise symbolize national emblems. etc.

With said objects in view this invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

This invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which:

Figure 1. is a. side elevation of a toy mill. embodying the present invention: Fig. 2. is a plan of the mill; Fig. 3. is a front view. looking in the direction of the arrow 3. in Fig. 1; Fig. 4. is a front view of a water wheel sometimes used for driving the mill. and Fig. 5. is a plan of said wheel.

Referring to said drawings. 10 designates a base. which may be rotatively mounted on a suitably supported table 11. as for instance by a stud shaft 12. which projects up from the table and enters a hole in the base 10. The table may be omitted and the mill may be supported upon any suitable object. Resting on said base are two transverse supporting bars 13. 14. upon which are secured lengthwise extending supporting bars 15. 16. 17. 18, 19. to which are secured upright posts or standards 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. which support the various operative portions of the structure. Said bars and posts may be secured together in any of the many wellknown ways; if wood is used. they may be nailed. screwed or glued together. and if metal parts are used. they may be soldered or otherwise fastened together as desired.

The posts 20. 20. are secured to the front ends of the transverse bars 15. 19. and have forwardly projecting members 26. constructed to imitate cannons. secured to their upper ends. The posts 21. 22. 22. are cured to the bar 18. and form the supports for the main drive shaft 27. which drives Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Serial No. 62,492.

the mechanism. Said shaft 27 is journaled near the upper ends of said posts 21. 22. 22. and may comprise a rod or wire. lts forward end 27 projects forward beyond the post 21. where it is adapted to receive a belt pulley 28. and a water wheel 29 (see Figs. 4-. and Immediately behind the post 21. a wind mill wheel 30. is rigidly secured to the shaft 27. said wind mill wheel having blades 30. formed with oblique portions. as usual in wind mill wheels. whereby it may be rotated whenever the wind blows against the wheel in the proper direction. A vane 31. at the rear of the structure serves to hold the mill in the wind. Said shaft 27. is bent at two places between the posts 22. to form crank arms 32. one of which. 32. is connected to a crank wheel 34. by a link a wrist pin 36 fastened in the crank wheel 34. and extending through an aperture near the end of the link 35. connecting the link and crank wheel. Said crank wheel 34. is fast upon one end of a banner driving shaft 37. journaled in the upper ends of the posts 23. and when turned by said crank arm 32. and link said crank wheel turns the shaft 37. and associated parts. In the upper ends of the posts 24. is a banner sup porting shaft 38. and mounted on said shafts 37. 38. are rollers 39. around which is trained a banner. ribbon or strip of bunting 39 on which are displayed the national colors or other patriotic emblems. Secured to one of the posts 23. is a figure 39". representing or made to imitate a dove and said figure is shown as hovering over the banner.

In the upper ends of the posts 25, is journaled a bell actuating shaft 40. to which is secured a bell 41. and on one end of which shaft is secured a crank wheel 42. that is connected to the crank arm 33. by a link 43. a wrist pin 44. secured in the crank wheel 42. serving to couple the crank wheel and link together. The radius of the crank arm is less than that of the wrist pin 44. so that the continuously rotating motion of the drive shaft is converted into a rocking motion of the bell actuating shaft. Adjacent the bell is a flag staff 45. upon the upper end of which is a flag 46; said flag staff may be secured to the rear post 25.

The water wheel 29. (shown in Figs. 4 and 5) has a hub 47. which may be slipped upon the end 27. of the drive shaft 27. and held thereon by friction. if desired. and radiating from said hub are buckets 48. into which a stream of water may be delivered to turn the wheel as is common and Wellknown.

In operation the mill may be driven by the pulley, 28, water wheel 29, or wind mill wheel 30, any of which rotates the drive shaft 27, which reciprocates the links 35, l3, one of which turns the crank Wheel 34, and therewith the roller 39, which moves the endless banner, hunting or ribbon 39. and the other link 43, rocks the rock shaft 40, and rings the bell 41.

From the above it is evident that the toy is instructive, interesting and entertaining and calculated to inspire a patriotic spirit among children.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible Without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire. therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the invention shown and described, but intend in the following claims to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A toy mill, comprising a base, upright supporting posts, mounted thereon, a hori zontal main drive shaft journaled in certain of said posts, and formed with two crank arms between its ends, shaft rotating means, an endless emblem-displaying banner, two rollers around which said banner is trained, said rollers being ournaled in certain of said posts, a crank wheel connected to one of said rollers, a link connecting said crank Wheel with one of said crank arms of the drive shaft, :1 rock shaft journaled in certain of said posts, a bell secured to and carried by said rock shaft. and a link connecting said rock shaft with the other crank arm of the drive shaft.

2. A toy mill, comprising a base, upright supporting posts mounted thereon, a horizontal main drive shaft journaled in certain of said posts and formed with two crank arms, a windmill wheel fast on said shaft, an endless, traveling emblem displaying banner, roller supports therefor, and operative connections between one of said roller supports and one of the crank arms of the drive shaft, a bell rocking shaft journaled in certain of said posts and operative connections between said shaft and the other crank arm of said drive shaft.

3. A toy mill, comprising a stationary table, a base rotati 'ely mounted thereon on a vertical axis, upright posts secured to said base, a rotary crank shaft journaled in certain of said posts, a wind mill wheel fast on said shaft, a vane secured to one upright post and extending back therefrom parallel with said shaft, an endless emblem displaying banner, su ')porting rollers therefor, one of which is driven from said crank shaft, a bell, and bell rocking shaft operative-1y driven from said crank shaft.

ANDREW E. SODERBERG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ratenu, Washington, D. O." 

